The joint meeting of the Board of Directors and the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture was held on September 5, 2020, as E-Conference through the Internet.
The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (ICCIA) represented the Private Sector at the 2nd High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation – (Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40) held in Buenos Aires on 20th to 22nd March 2019 and was given the single honor to make a statement on behalf of the Private Sector in the Opening Session.
On the Sidelines of the 2nd High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, the Islamic Chamber organized a Side-Event titled “The Role of OIC Institutions for the Promotion of South-South Cooperation among 57 Member Countries” on March 19 in Buenos Aires.
During the 35th General Assembly of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce held recently in Cairo, Sheikh Saleh Kamel announced the launch of the holding company of the Islamic chamber to be its investment arm. As the Islamic Chamber is the official representative of the private sector, this doubles the responsibility of reviving the investment in the member countries, Presidency of the Islamic chamber assured. As a result, the investment committee has decided to create a holding company through the Waqf Company that aims at launching specialized projects that have several subsidiaries that would allow the interested member chambers to contribute.
The General Assembly of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), an affiliated institution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has agreed to reopen Cairo office to be its main regional office in Africa.